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Daryl, who was on his was back from confirmation classes when he saw a helicopter circling the park, said: "The park is not safe at night. Crime is always happening in there, it can be scary at night because you don’t know who is going to be there."

Barry Hill, who has lived near the park for six years, said he wouldn’t go in the park at night.

He said: "I don’t really go in [Betts Park] because I am a bit nervous about it because I know there’s been incidents in there before.

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Lewisham West and Penge MP Ellie Reeves tweeted a message at 9.22am this morning which read: "Shocked and saddened to hear about the tragic incident in Betts Park last night. My thoughts are with the victim's family."

Though formal identification has not yet been carried out, the victim’s next of kin have been informed, and a post-mortem examination will be held in due course.

Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact Bromley Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.